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Proposed EU law would have hit Google with nearly $1 billion in fines Ars Technica Earlier this year, European Union Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding put forward a proposed revision of EU law that would radically update the 27-member bloc's 1995-era data protectiondirective. Had this new proposal been in place prior to Google's ... See all stories on this topic »

EU Asks for Help on Regulating the Internet of Things PCWorld By Jennifer Baker, IDG News The European Commission is calling for opinions on how to regulate wirelessly connected devices, as legal experts say the current Data Protection Directive is not up to the job. Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes last ... See all stories on this topic »

Solvency II-What it Means in Europe and US Today LifeHealthPro Under Solvency II, solvency requirements will also be more comprehensive than in the past, according to the European Commission's FAQs. Insurers will now be required to hold capital against market risk to protect against a fall in the value of ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple, Amazon, Google, eBay and Facebook All Accused of UK Tax Dodging Forbes Indeed, this is much of the point of the thousands of laws, directives and regulationsthat have been issued in recent decades: so as to make the EU one single, large, market. In much the same way as a US company does not have to have a new company in ... See all stories on this topic » Forbes

EU privacy watchdog concerned about costs of new data protection regime Out-Law.com In January the European Commission published a draft General Data Protection Regulation (119-page / 589KB PDF) that, if enforced, would introduce a single data protection law across all 27 EUmember states. Companies processing the personal data of EU ... See all stories on this topic »

Commission Seriously Concerned About Future High Mobile Rates In Estonia eGov monitor In addition, from mid-2013 ECA plans to stop notifying the Commission of its subsequent MTRs, meaning these rates would be enforced in Estonia regardless of whether they are in line with EU lawor not. European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes ... See all stories on this topic »

Hedge fund body slams AIFMD split Financial News ... has urged the European Commission to follow the advice of the European Securities and Markets Authority on the controversial Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, or risk unintended consequences that will disrupt the European and global ... See all stories on this topic »